Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z”l, husband of Marcie Merel, z”l, passed away Saturday morning, July 10. He leaves behind children Joshua (Pamela), Daniel and Judith, and grandchildren Jessica (Shaun Miller), Jesse and Emily, and great-granchildren Benjamin and Elon. [Congregation Beth Israel news release]
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — Having managed to overcome all the technical, medical, and bureaucratic obstacles in the way of anyone wanting to travel abroad from Israel, we finally managed to make our way onto the plane taking us to France. For the last few years we have got into the habit of spending
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In the July 4, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–An Israeli TB diagnosis patch could save up to 1.4 million lives a year.
–Israeli experts are helping rescuers in the Miami building collapse.
–Israeli scientists have developed a material two atoms thick.
–Two Israeli startups make record-breaking public launches.
–Israeli teenagers win gold at European gymnastics competition.
–Israeli mother donates her kidney to save a Gaza boy.
[Michael Ordman]
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As vaccination rates increase and the coronavirus pandemic seemingly is being brought under control, group trips to Israel from San Diego are again being organized. One of the first to be publicized is a joint trip planned for May 15-29, 2022 and sponsored by the San Diego Outreach Synagogue and the Desert Outreach Synagogue, to be led respectively by Rabbi/ Cantor Cheri Weiss and Rabbi Jules King. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAIn the June 27, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–UK National Health Service to trial Israeli cancer treatment test.
–Israeli grandmother is honored for fostering 217 babies.
–Israeli anti-malaria system wins top IBM AI prize.
–Israeli software powers Intel’s 5G microprocessors.
–Israeli sensors can detect when plants are unhappy.
–Three more billion-dollar Israeli companies in one week.
–Israel’s team of 81 Olympic athletes is the largest ever.
–Honduras is the fourth country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. [Michael Ordman]
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Published by Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is hoping to learn from Israel medical experts who recently arrived to observe the country’s vaccine rollout, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the team of three Israeli doctors Avraham Ben Zaken, Adam Nicholas Segal and Dafna Segol that arrived last Sunday
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Advocates for the Palestinians exerted their terrorism talents in or near two prominent American cities 3,000 miles apart in recent weeks. First they prevented a privately-owned Israeli ship from unloading its cargo in Oakland, California, across the bay from San Francisco. On Sunday, they succeeded in canceling a food festival in the Kensington section of Philadelphia because the organizers dared to allow an Israeli food truck to participate. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAIn the June 20, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
[Michael Ordman]
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By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — In New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty raises her torch welcoming immigrants to the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.” But there’s a catch. Straying too far from “American values” can get you catapulted back. Such was the fate of activist Eve Adams
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Since 2018, HAF has partnered with FRÉ Skincare. Founded by Michael Azoulay and Mickael Bensadoun, FRÉ Skincare is a skincare company that emphasizes giving back to the Moroccan community, specifically women. This is achieved through the planting of argan trees in Morocco, specifically in the Province of Essaouira. In essence, planting argan trees serves as the primary means of community building and increased women’s involvement in order to create brighter futures for the community. [Zuha Afzal]
In the June 13, 3021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–Israel has now had several days with no new coronavirus cases.
–An Israeli eye-scanning device performs blood tests without blood.
–Israel was overwhelmingly voted onto the UN Economic and Social Council.
–Israelis use bacteria to keep crops fresh – in the ground and on the shelf.
–2021 investment in Israeli startups has already exceeded the total for all of 2020.
–Divers can explore Israel’s new unique underwater nature park
–Evidence that the land of Israel was an ancient trade center
[Michael Ordman]
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By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — When one needs a specialized test in Israel, which can at times take months for an appointment, there is a quicker option: considering cities farther from home. Searching for less of a wait, we scheduled such a test in Ashdod and saved four weeks. Ashdod is just
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Christians United for Israel (CUFI),, announced on Tuesday that the organization’s founder and Chairman, Pastor John Hagee, would be joined on an upcoming solidarity mission to Israel by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. (Christians United for Israel news release)
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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, will lecture via Zoom at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 17, on “The Dynamics of Decency: Why Righteous Gentiles Rescued Jews.” [Jewish Culture and Holocaust Remembrance Group news release]
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